^ It's not just an issue of the number of guns in the US but also an issue of the US 'gun culture'.
Of course it's possible to round up most of the guns in the US like the Australians did. However, there would be a great deal more push-back in the US likely to the point of armed resistance in some cases. Also, a great deal of other civil liberties would have to be bruised (if not broken) to actually make it work.
The only solution, IMO, is to change the mentality or the gun culture in the US but that takes a lot of time and only happens in increments. It has to start with small steps like banning certain types of weapons, more stringent background checks, psych profiles, etc. As the gun culture changes you take the next logical steps. In the meantime, I think we can expect more mass shootings followed by more hyperbole and vitriol from both sides.
If a bunch of murdered kindergarteners doesn't inspire Americans and American political leaders to do something, nothing will.
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